US 11,813,138 B2
Modular aligner devices and methods for orthodontic treatment
Rohit C. Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US); Takao Kubota, Fukuoka (JP); and Jitender Vij, Trumbull, CT (US)
Assigned to Memory Medical Systems, Inc., Plano, TX (US)
Filed by Rohit C. Sachdeva, Plano, TX (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/548,843.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/722,319, filed on Aug. 24, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0060797 A1, Feb. 27, 2020
Int. Cl. A61C 7/22 (2006.01); A61F 2/50 (2006.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); A61C 5/30 (2017.01); A61C 7/08 (2006.01); A61C 7/10 (2006.01); A61C 19/06 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61C 8/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61C 7/22 (2013.01) [A61C 5/30 (2017.02); A61C 7/08 (2013.01); A61C 7/10 (2013.01); A61C 19/063 (2013.01); A61F 2/50 (2013.01); A61F 7/00 (2013.01); G16H 20/40 (2018.01); G16H 30/40 (2018.01); G16H 50/20 (2018.01); A61C 8/0009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/502 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0017 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
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1. An aligner assembly for facilitating an alignment of one or more teeth, the aligner assembly comprising:
an inner shell comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the inner shell is adapted to engage one or more teeth;
an outer shell comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface, wherein the interior surface of the outer shell engages the exterior surface of the inner shell;
a first protruding member comprising a first shape and disposed on the exterior surface of the inner shell, wherein the first protruding member engages and abuts against the interior surface of the outer shell, such that the interior surface of the inner shell is adapted to apply a force to the one or more teeth; and
a second protruding member comprising a second shape and disposed on the exterior surface of the inner shell, wherein the second shape is independent of the first shape, and wherein the second protruding member engages and abuts against the interior surface of the outer shell, such that the interior surface of the inner shell is adapted to apply a force to the one or more teeth.